Security update for rsync

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0991-1
Release Date: 2025-03-24T13:56:43Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-12747 ( SUSE ): 7.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-12747 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE-2024-12747 ( NVD ): 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for rsync fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-12747: Fixed race condition in handling symbolic links (bsc#1235475)

  • Broken rsyncd after protocol bump, regression reported (bsc#1237187).

  • Bump protocol version to 32 - make it easier to show server is patched.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-HPC-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-991=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES-15-SP3-LTSS-2025-991=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-SLES_SAP-15-SP3-2025-991=1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-Storage-7.1-2025-991=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2025-991=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-991=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-991=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing LTSS 15 SP3 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 (ppc64le x86_64)
    • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
  • SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 (aarch64 x86_64)
    • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • rsync-debuginfo-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-debugsource-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1
    • rsync-3.2.3-150000.4.36.1

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